NEBRASKA SOCIETY FOR RESPIRATORY CARE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
February 16, 2001
MAHONEY STATE PARK

Meeting called to order by President Elect Shane Blake at 10:05 AM and the agenda presented.

Agenda presented.

ROLL CALL - MEMBERS PRESENT:

Shane Blake, President
Jeff Gonzalez, President Elect
Jennifer Bush, Vice President
Frank Freihaut, Treasurer
Donna DiPaolo, Secretary
Tom Bainbridge, Delegate
Doug Stroemel, Board of Director
Patty Bauer, Board of Director
Melody Bero, Past Vice President

ABSENT: Bruce Couillard, Past President
Marcy Wyrens, Delegate, Chair Legislative/Bylaws
Tad Hunt, Board of Director
Jane Matsui, Education Chair
Bruce Anderson, Webmaster
Linda Tobin, Public Relations Chair
Jan Morgan, Publications Chair
Mike Stoakes, Election Chair

MINUTES:

Donna reported. The minutes from the November 10, 2000 BOD Meeting were reviewed. The minutes were amended to change "Shane and Jeff attended a PACT meeting at the AARC Convention". A motion to approve the minutes as amended was made by Donna and seconded by Jenny. The motion carried.

TREASURERS REPORT:
Frank reported. See attached. Year 2000 taxes are completed. BOD approves Frank taking money from a Certificate of Deposit to pay the American Communications Group if needed. A motion was made by Donna and seconded by Doug to approve the Treasurers Report. The motion carried.

DELEGATE REPORT:

Tom reported. There are no Resolutions for the Summer House of Delegate Meeting. The BOD discussed the AARC recredentialing issue that goes into effect on July 1, 2002. Three items of concern will be reported by Tom to the HOD by the March 15th deadline for comments. 1.) Does this infringe on State Rights? 2.) Is there a model licensure law? 3.) What other Health Care Professionals do this?

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

a.) Publications: Shane reported. The next issue will go out in March.

b.) Nomination/Election: Jeff reported. See attached. Ballots went out Jan. 13, 2000, and yesterday was the deadline for returns. We should be able to print the results in the Newsletter.

c.) Membership: Jeff G. reported. We currently have 436 Active NSRC Members. Shane sends a letter to each new member thanking them for their support. There will be membership forms available at the State Meeting, to join on site.

d.) Program/Education: Jennifer reported. See attached agenda. The State Meeting is May 9, 10, & 11, 2001 in Kearney, NE. There will be an additional Seminar sponsored by Respironics on May 9th. After BOD discussion Frank moved to accept the following Registration Fee Schedule for the 2001 State Meeting. One day rates pre-registration:
Thursday May 10th - $80.00;
Friday May 11th - $40.00.
Two day pre-registration:
Member - $110.00;
Non-member - $310.00;
RC Student Member - $45.00;
RC Student Non-Member - $70.00.
For on site registrations add $25.00. In addition, to amend the budget to reflect Student Non-member rate of $70.00, rather than $160.00, and to keep the budget neutral. Jeff seconded the motion and the motion carried.

Meeting recessed for lunch at 11:55 PM.

Meeting resumed at 12:35 PM.

d.) Program/Education: (Continued) Donna will send the scholarship letter. Jeff will order shirts to sell and give to speakers. Jeff will order calendars to hand out at the NSRC booth. There will be a vendor scavenger hunt with prizes. The BOD will meet during lunch on Thursday. Jeff will check if he can pre-register the Sputum Bowl team at the National Convention for $150.00. The Meeting Brochure and the Inspiration with a registration form will be mailed to the NSRC database.

e.) Public Relations: Covered under Program.

LEGISLATIVE:

Jeff reported. He tells us that the NSRC testified on LB 557 (Competencies for licensed professionals) and updates the BOD on the status of the UAP issue. The American Communication Group is working to get 557 through and is helping with LB792 (Tobacco Tax - See attached letter). The NE Hospital Association is opposed to LB 511 (Pharmacists managing Oxygen dispensing).

PACT:

Jeff and Shane report. Continued recruitment is key. The new AARC President is starting an Ethics Committee and we would like to have a representative on this committee. Shane made a motion to recognize Helen Sorenson on her article in Respiratory Care. The motion is seconded by Jenny and approved. Shane encourages everyone to think of appropriate information for the Summit Award application and bring it to the next meeting.

OTHER:

a.) World Asthma Day: Shane will work on awareness for this. It is at the beginning of May. NE is #2 in the Nation for Asthma related deaths.

A motion was made by Shane and seconded by Frank to adjourn. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 1:45 PM.

Respectfully submitted by Donna DiPaolo, NSRC Secretary Back to NSRC Home Page